WMU MEN'S BASKETBALL 2009-2010

vs Akron

January 27, 2010

Article from http://www.gozips.com/ .....

Men's Basketball Scores 79-70 Win at Western Michigan

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Four players scored in double figures and Akron shot 53.3 percent (24-of-45) from the floor to defeat Western Michigan 79-70 on Wednesday in a Mid-American Conference men's basketball game at University Arena. Jimmy Conyers and Brett McKnight scored 11 points each for Akron (14-6, 4-2) and Chris McKnight and Nikola Cvetinovic had 10 apiece. Two other Zips, Darryl Roberts and Brett McClanahan, posted nine points. All of Roberts's points came at the free-throw line (9-for-10), where UA went 23-for-31 (74.2 percent). Conyers also had a team-high six rebounds.

The Zips never trailed and led by as much as 18 (49-31) early in the second half, after being up 35-27 at the break. Akron overcame David Kool's 30-point night for Western Michigan (11-8, 3-3). Donald Lawson had 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Broncos, who shot 41.4 percent (24-of-58) from the floor. Kool became WMU's all-time scoring leader with 1,790 points. Mike Douglas had eight assists for the Broncos, whose six-game win streak at home came to an end.

Western Michigan won the rebounding battle 35-26, but was outscored by the Akron bench 36-19. Akron, winners in two of its last three outings, begins a three-game homestand on Saturday, when Toledo visits Rhodes Arena for a 7 p.m. ET match up. 


Official Basketball Box Score
Akron vs Western Michigan
01/27/10 7 p.m. at University Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich.


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VISITORS: Akron 14-6, 4-2 MAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
13 CVETINOVIC, Nikola.. f  4-5    0-0    2-4    3  0  3   4  10  1  1  0  1  19
30 McKNIGHT, Chris..... f  4-5    0-1    2-2    1  2  3   4  10  2  4  0  2  18
32 CONYERS, Jimmy...... f  2-4    0-0    7-7    0  6  6   3  11  1  2  0  1  23
04 McNEES, Steve....... g  3-6    2-5    0-2    0  1  1   3   8  0  2  0  1  27
24 HITCHENS, Anthony... g  1-5    0-2    2-4    0  2  2   0   4  3  1  0  1  26
01 STEWARD, Ronnie.....    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   3  1  3  0  1   8
05 McCLANAHAN, Brett...    3-5    2-3    1-2    0  0  0   1   9  2  0  0  1  15
12 ROBERTS, Darryl.....    0-3    0-0    9-10   0  2  2   1   9  1  2  0  0  22
23 McKNIGHT, Brett.....    4-9    3-4    0-0    0  3  3   1  11  1  1  2  0  19
44 MARSHALL, Zeke......    2-2    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   1   4  0  2  3  0  12
54 BARDO, Mike.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   4   0  0  0  0  0  11
   TEAM................                            2  2             1
   Totals..............   24-45   8-16  23-31   5 21 26  22  79 12 19  5  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0%   2nd Half: 10-17 58.8%   Game: 53.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-9  55.6%   2nd Half:  3-7  42.9%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-2  100 %   2nd Half: 21-29 72.4%   Game: 74.2%   5,1


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HOME TEAM: Western Michigan 11-8, 3-3 MAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 McLEMORE, Martelle.. f  2-6    0-4    2-5    5  0  5   5   6  0  2  1  3  26
11 HUTCHESON, Nate..... f  1-3    0-1    1-2    0  1  1   2   3  0  0  0  1  13
24 LAWSON, Donald...... c  3-10   0-0    6-6    5  9 14   3  12  1  1  0  0  37
05 DOUGLAS, Mike....... g  0-2    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   5   0  8  6  0  0  32
23 KOOL, David......... g 11-20   2-6    6-7    1  0  1   3  30  3  3  0  2  39
01 WARD, Demetrius.....    4-7    1-2    1-3    0  2  2   4  10  0  1  0  2  20
10 POKLEY, Brandon.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
15 WOLF, Alex..........    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   3  1  1  0  0   6
21 WHITTINGTON, Shayne.    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  1   1
33 WHITFIELD, Flenard..    2-8    0-0    2-3    1  4  5   1   6  0  2  0  1  25
   TEAM................                         4  1  5
   Totals..............   24-58   4-15  18-26  16 19 35  24  70 13 17  1 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-31 32.3%   2nd Half: 14-27 51.9%   Game: 41.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-6   0.0%   2nd Half:  4-9  44.4%   Game: 26.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-11 63.6%   2nd Half: 11-15 73.3%   Game: 69.2%    4


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Officials: Steve Skiles, Frank Spencer, Tim Fogarty
Technical fouls: Akron-None. Western Michigan-None.
Attendance: 3041
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Akron.........................   35   44  -   79
Western Michigan..............   27   43  -   70

Points in the paint-AKRON 22,WMU 28. Points off turnovers-AKRON 21,WMU 12.
2nd chance points-AKRON 6,WMU 16. Fast break points-AKRON 0,WMU 6.
Bench points-AKRON 36,WMU 19. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-AKRON 2nd-05:14, WMU 2nd-00:08.
Largest lead-AKRON by 18 2nd-15:14, WMU None.

Play by Play of record breaking points:
STEAL by KOOL, David                            00:50
GOOD! FT SHOT by KOOL, David TIES RECORD        00:48  64-73  V 9  FOUL by McNEES, Steve (P3T12)
GOOD! FT SHOT by KOOL, David BREAKS RECORD      00:48  65-73  V 8
FOUL by DOUGLAS, Mike (P5T18)                   00:48  65-74  V 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBERTS, Darryl
                                                00:48  65-75  V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBERTS, Darryl
SUB IN : WOLF, Alex                             00:48
SUB OUT: DOUGLAS, Mike                          00:48
MISSED 3 PTR by WARD, Demetrius                 00:39              REBOUND (DEF) by McKNIGHT, Chris
FOUL by KOOL, David (P3T19)                     00:31  65-76  V 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBERTS, Darryl
                                                00:31  65-77  V 12 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBERTS, Darryl
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   00:31
GOOD! JUMPER by KOOL, David                     00:24  67-77  V 10
ASSIST by WOLF, Alex                            00:24
FOUL by WARD, Demetrius (P3T20)                 00:23              MISSED FT SHOT by McNEES, Steve
                                                00:23              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
REBOUND (DEF) by WHITFIELD, Flenard             00:23              MISSED FT SHOT by McNEES, Steve
SUB IN : WHITFIELD, Flenard                     00:16
SUB OUT: HUTCHESON, Nate                        00:16
MISSED 3 PTR by KOOL, David                     00:12
REBOUND (OFF) by LAWSON, Donald                 00:12
GOOD! 3 PTR by WOLF, Alex                       00:08  70-77  V 7
ASSIST by LAWSON, Donald                        00:08
FOUL by WARD, Demetrius (P4T21)                 00:06  70-78  V 8  GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBERTS, Darryl
                                                00:06  70-79  V 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBERTS, Darryl
MISSED JUMPER by WHITFIELD, Flenard             00:00              REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)


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Article from http://www.mlive.com/broncos .....

David Kool takes his place as Western Michigan's all-time leading scorer

KALAMAZOO — It made for a bizarre scene: Fans rising to their feet with cheers and applause as Western Michigan University’s men’s basketball team neared an all but certain home defeat at the hands of Akron. But it meant the world to David Kool, even if it wasn’t how he wanted it to happen. Kool scored 30 points Wednesday night, eclipsing Manny Newsome’s 46-year-old school scoring record on a pair of free throws with 48 seconds left — 48 seconds before a 79-70 loss dropped the Broncos to 3-3 in Mid-American Conference play on the eve of a brutal road swing through Kent State and Buffalo. But if there is a time to focus on the greatness of one over the woes of a team, perhaps this is it. David Kool has scored 1,790 points in 121 career games over 3 1/2 seasons — three more points than Newsome put up over three seasons, from 1961-64. “There’s no doubt about it, we would have liked to have had it come a different way, but it happened,” Kool said. “I was overjoyed when I heard the crowd cheering as loud as they were with a minute to go. It just means so much to me.


THE RECORD SETTING FREE THROW
“It was weird when it happened because we knew we were going to lose, but it’s just one of those things that you’ve got to try to enjoy when you can.” Kool thanked everyone from his teammates and coaches to his family and God. Then his teammates, head coach and opponent’s head coach did their best to put Kool in perspective. “He’s a beast. He’s a good player, a team player,” sophomore Demetrius Ward said. “We’re proud of him.” “It’s monumental in terms of a basketball program,” Broncos coach Steve Hawkins added, after his team fell to 11-8 on the season. “It’s not every day that you have somebody break an all-time record of something. This isn’t like getting eight blocks in a game. It’s not having a night. It’s having a career. Said Akron coach Keith Dambrot: “I met David’s brother out there ... and he has that David Kool jersey on. I want one of those. That guy is terrific.” On this night, however, as was the case a year ago, one David Kool wasn’t close to enough to overcome a plethora of Zips. Akron (14-6, 4-2 MAC) hit 8 of 16 3-pointers and shot 53 percent overall from the floor. The Zips, who never trailed, took an eight-point lead into halftime and held the line there until WMU got as close as 77-70 in the final seconds. The defending MAC champs led by as many as 18 points (49-31), with seven players scoring eight to 11 points.


POINTS 1789 AND 1790. ALEX GOT THE ASSIST!!
“Their style of play,” Ward answered, when asked what makes Akron such a difficult matchup. “It’s just not one person that’s going to go off for 30. It’s like their whole team is good for eight or nine points. Like everybody can average eight or nine points. We basically can’t watch one person because other people can beat us also.” Each time the Broncos crawled within eight or nine points, Akron countered with a quick score or 3-pointer, a sign of a mature team. “We should (be),” Dambrot said. “We’ve been in three MAC championships in a row with the same guys for the most part. We’ve had some trouble on the road, which has been disappointing. Like, I don’t mind losing on the road, but we’ve had some meltdowns, so this was big for us.” Brett McKnight and Jimmy Conyers paced Akron modestly with 11 points each. Donald Lawson (12 points, 14 rebounds) and Ward (10 points) joined Kool in double figures for the Broncos, who missed their first nine 3-pointers. “They did an outstanding job of executing their stuff,” Hawkins said of Akron. “We tried to take them out of it, we tried to take them out of it with pressure, we tried all kinds of things to take them out it.” Akron has beaten WMU in seven of their last eight meetings, with the first six wins coming by double figures (as well as the lone loss, in 2008). “Do we have their number? I don’t think so,” Dambrot said. “I just think we just happened to play a good game and they played an average game tonight. And we were fortunate enough to win.” But not enough to steal the spotlight. “To be able to be around David Kool every day has been my privilege as a coach. I’m richer for it,” Hawkins said. Everybody that has played with him and everybody that has played against him has respect for him. ... I know we would gladly trade it for a win, but at the same time, you’ve got to stop and recognize the accomplishment. He’s a special kid, a special player.” And now he’s WMU’s all-time scoring leader in nearly 100 years of basketball. “The old saying is, ‘Records are always meant to be broken,” said Kool, who scored at least 30 points for the fourth time this season. “I’m sure down the line somebody will break it. But hopefully I can put some breathing room in there and hopefully it’ll stand for a while.” 


THE STAT CREW SYSTEM
                     Western Michigan Season Box Score (as of Jan 27, 2010)
                                           All games

RECORD:                OVERALL      HOME        AWAY       NEUTRAL
ALL GAMES...........   (11-8)      (8-2)       (1-5)       (2-1)
CONFERENCE..........   (3-3)       (3-1)       (0-2)       (0-0)
NON-CONFERENCE......   (8-5)       (5-1)       (1-3)       (2-1)




                                       |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|               |----REBOUNDS----|
## Player              GP-GS  Min--Avg  FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA   Pct  Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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23 KOOL, David........ 19-19  632 33.3 122-264  .462  39-102  .382  99-111  .892   23  50   73  3.8  33  1  52  38   0  34  382 20.1
03 McLEMORE, Martelle. 19-18  525 27.6  73-171  .427  29-91   .319  35-49   .714   27  80  107  5.6  44  2  28  31   5  17  210 11.1
33 WHITFIELD, Flenard. 19-11  424 22.3  77-155  .497   2-14   .143  33-45   .733   42  54   96  5.1  49  3  12  35  10  13  189  9.9
24 LAWSON, Donald..... 19-19  533 28.1  60-125  .480   0-0    .000  38-58   .655   68  86  154  8.1  51  0  15  30  27  18  158  8.3
11 HUTCHESON, Nate.... 19-8   310 16.3  42-104  .404  12-33   .364  23-34   .676   14  35   49  2.6  42  0   7  26   4   7  119  6.3
05 DOUGLAS, Mike...... 19-19  502 26.4  24-80   .300   3-21   .143  12-17   .706    3  41   44  2.3  36  1  85  49   0  16   63  3.3
01 WARD, Demetrius.... 19-1   283 14.9  17-65   .262   5-24   .208  21-35   .600   15  43   58  3.1  33  0  17  19   1   9   60  3.2
15 WOLF, Alex......... 15-0   163 10.9  15-25   .600  12-21   .571  15-19   .789    3  16   19  1.3  10  0  22  14   0   7   57  3.8
25 BROWN, David....... 17-0   183 10.8  14-55   .255   4-35   .114   7-15   .467    5  22   27  1.6  32  1   3   8   2   4   39  2.3
21 WHITTINGTON, Shayne 11-0    78  7.1   8-21   .381   0-0    .000   4-10   .400   14   8   22  2.0  11  0   0   6   1   4   20  1.8
10 POKLEY, Brandon.... 11-0    66  6.0   3-19   .158   3-15   .200   2-2   1.000    1   5    6  0.5   8  0   1   0   0   3   11  1.0
32 CONTEH, Muhammed... 14-0    81  5.8   5-14   .357   0-0    .000   0-3    .000    8  12   20  1.4  12  0   1   6   2   0   10  0.7
12 THOMAS, Ed.........  4-0    20  5.0   0-2    .000   0-0    .000   2-5    .400    0   2    2  0.5   3  0   5   6   0   1    2  0.5
   TEAM...............                                                             45  38   83  4.6   1          5            0
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   Total.............. 19    3800      460-1100 .418 109-356  .306 291-403  .722  268 492  760 40.0 365  8 248 273  52 133 1320 69.5
   Opponents.......... 19    3800      438-1105 .396 115-345  .333 248-365  .679  230 424  654 34.4 359  8 233 260  71 121 1239 65.2



SCORE BY PERIODS:           1st  2nd    Total
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Western Michigan.........   633  687  -  1320
Opponents................   591  648  -  1239

DEADBALL REBOUNDS:             OFF   DEF TOTAL
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Western Michigan..............  46     8    54
Opponents.....................  54    14    68

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